Leucogenenol is a blood cell stimulating secondary metabolite isolated from the mold Penicillium gilmanii. Its chemical structure was reported;[1] however, later studies determined that the original structure is incorrect and the true chemical structure of leucogenenol remains unknown.[2][3]
References
^Rice, F. A. H. (1971). "Structure of leucogenenol". Journal of the Chemical Society C: Organic. 15: 2599–606. doi:10.1039/j39710002599. PMID5167554.
^Salomon, Robert G.; Salomon, Mary F.; Zagorski, Michael G.; Reuter, James M.; Coughlin, Daniel J. (1982). "Total synthesis refutes the postulated structure of leucogenenol". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 104 (4): 1008–13. doi:10.1021/ja00368a015.
^Aberhart, D. John; Clardy, Jon; Ghoshal, Pallab K.; Cunheng, He; Zheng, Qitai (1984). "Synthesis of 3-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methylcyclohexane-1,2-dione dibenzoate, a reported hydrolytic degradation product of leucogenenol". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 49 (13): 2429–33. doi:10.1021/jo00187a026.